Today I got a PDF copy of Dr. F.Rusanov brochure "A Preliminary Introduction of Yucca Species in Uzbekistan" published in 1959 and had a chance to rea...

Thanks Benny! A reason I'm asking is an information from Dr.Rusanov book stated that Y.rigida survived after minus 24C in 1954. I have a ton of seedli...

Very interesting! You mentioned that the snow cover was occurring from late October until beginning of April last winter. And what is minimum winter t...

Igor, I love that 'nana'. Looks to me more like a baccata (banana yucca). Or even better a cross, Yucca baccata x nana, which I would call Yucca 'Ba-...

The climate in Tashkent is harsh with low winter temperatures, sometimes with lots of snow and very hot dry summer, so if any plants has made it to to...

Igor .... a great collection of yuccas especially that "Nana" Is that a dasylirion you have also? Looks like Miquihuanensis? Thanks Andy! I should ta...

Oh, yes, I tried the Tim's recurvifolia 'tennessee' x reverchonii-tompsoniana, filamentosa 'tennessee' x reverchonii-tompsoniana and flaccida 'tenness...

"Spasibo! Vot etO ZDorOvO" :-) What great news. Let mrs. Rusanova know, that his fathers work is still being appreciated . With kind regards Benny Ye...

The Dutch Pipe is quite common in Toronto so check an availability next spring. A best place to check is the Humber Nurseries. They have a lot of vari...

Oh, my Gosh! I knew you have some but so many!!! And they look much better than mines.... I should improve :cry:

Doctor Rusanov is also well known as a creator of ×Chitalpa tashkentensis which has been bred from Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis) for desert hardi...

Thanks Mario! I have another excuse for labeling this yucca as the nana. Since I was sawing many seeds of the various yucca species and forms in one...

By the way, the various Y.baccata seedlings look different from this "nana" one.. I know I should take pics of all my seedlings....

Thanks, Adam! This particular yucca seedling is from koehres-kaktus.de "Yucca nana complex" seeds. Did you find your Joshua tree plant in the 4th pic?...